A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of beautiful in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
e. Thus, demonstratin tae his beautiful daughter what a complete reta on page 35

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
r, alcohol and loads of other beautiful people' - there's a guy in a on page 8

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
An sleeps in soond o beautiful rain. on page 24

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
And yer haunds craft sic beautiful music, and ye capture ma soul on page 78

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
, maybe be approached by some beautiful mysterious island lassie wi d on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
nd start pickin oot the maist beautiful wurds ah kin find in the Quee on page 7

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
waunnert a beautiful giraffe on page 43

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
g us loatsae presents. It's a beautiful idea, but there comes a point on page 18
ae work, Ah've seen aloat ae beautiful hings transpire. Some ae thum on page 30
s ah'm self isolatin until ma beautiful English mother tongue starts on page 56
tantly splattered acroass her beautiful wee puss. And ah quickly foon on page 67
disbelief. Surely suttin sae beautiful cannae be foond in a shite ho on page 79
Also on pages 84, 92, 154
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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tshire one of Scotland's most beautiful counties'...then proceeds tae on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
an onlie they, still had the beautiful bloom o yung womanhood on the on page 97

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Harpreet gied me a beautiful card. Her religion disnae eve on page 39
dae aw the peddlin; it wis a beautiful day but it wis quite windy ca on page 163
It wis a shame cause it wisa beautiful big thing - ah kept well bac on page 169

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Language is beautiful and complex, and I think that on page 12
nd start pickin oot the maist beautiful words ah kin find in the Quee on page 34
en it and smile when ah see a beautiful turquoise notebook wi gold si on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tor says. 'You've got another beautiful baby girl.' on page xx
'Beautiful,' he said. 'Just like a profe on page 57
crete dumped oan an otherwise beautiful landscape. Ah always preferre on page 81
either side. Wan o them hus a beautiful statue o the Virgin Mary oan on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
o beautiful silvery Tay on page 32

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
crouse an gallus, an up wi: 'beautiful sad poetry' an: 'stirring, un on page 127

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
‘afternoon Nichols, ya big beautiful bastard. Ah’ve been recentl
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an beautiful, fae heid tae feet.
hoo beautiful ye are. Ye've sent
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
t. A wee nip in the air and a beautiful light.
as lovely and clean and tidy, beautiful wee cafes and bars all round
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ation o their desires, a big, beautiful Mount Rushmore o wanton xenop
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ah’m self isolatin until ma beautiful English mother tongue starts
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y similar age tae me. She’s beautiful man. Knockout. Her hair’s l
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
n,' says the granny. 'She's a beautiful wean, right enough, good as g
ter her for that Evenin Times Beautiful Baby competition, but ah don'
d explain the lineage of this beautiful boy whose eyes are like stars
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
be wan for the love o’ the beautiful game. But it wisnae gonnae ha
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s, everything wis fabulous or beautiful (sometimes baith) according t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She’s beautiful, Hsien thocht. He wis hingin
Gaelic sayin: The three most beautiful things in the world are the f
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
o sumthing ye wad hae tae cry beautiful. An frae the fecht agin Fasci
icae is fawin short o its ain beautiful myths. I hae said nocht here
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
eople can dae it in the maist beautiful and creative weys. In Scots,
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
on ma knee n Ah’m kissin a beautiful boy/girl/man/woman/kettle/toa
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
then ah luked roond the room. Beautiful picturs, fine furniture, bonn

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
went doon a storm then we hud beautiful cake an tea.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
And noo she’s lookin like a beautiful Albino. ‘’You need to see
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
g his size. And along wae his beautiful smooth black and white coat.
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
h, William, come and see your beautiful new granddaughter. Jessie and
ther Towers. Isn’t she just beautiful! Pray God she’ll keep as he
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@john_lyndsey345 I'm no beautiful so yer oot o luck ??(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@GDH_67 Beautiful. Best time of the day tae be (2020) search twitter

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
s sucking the soul out of the beautiful game https://t.co/G1AabAQ0x4 (2021) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@JeffBrazier Beautiful personal pictures! Thank you (2014) search twitter
@Mattjohnsons Awwwww! Beautiful picture o you and yir mommy! (2015) search twitter
@JeffBrazier #100Candles Beautiful sentiment! ??????????????????(2015) search twitter
@JayTAT2 ??Beautiful photi o such a beautiful coup(2018) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
t. Bit that wis aw lies! It's beautiful.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
an hink young fowk’s aw that beautiful(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
anachanbooks Congratulations! Beautiful!! Cannae wait tae gie it a we(2020) search twitter
@billykayscot Beautiful. Aw the best tae ye xx(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
@highog_4 Fitba, the beautiful game Chris!!! Ye aye gave 110 (2022) twitter link
has its ain pipe band too !! Beautiful to hear practising ! BTW I we (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
u got a seat for a fan of the beautiful game m8 lol - braw garden bt (2021) twitter link
the park - hey hey hey its a beautiful day lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e didnae like her – she wis beautiful, wi lang blond hair. They sai
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
Sae that wiz the end of a beautiful friendship, the cunt. His maw
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
bide in Aberdeenshire wi such beautiful scenery. https://t.co/9Bm8ZMI(2016) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
aye. I actually mine at een. Beautiful(2019) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
’ (presumably because of the beautiful sound it makes as you ‘skoos(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Beautiful day at Kennacraig n sea looks(2011) search twitter
@aimeeannenaylor beautiful. He's gettin big hee hee(2011) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
cademyBXA Mony thanks, Shona. Beautiful singin..me an the wife loved (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
'It's beautiful!" says Darling. "Bonnie," she on page 111

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
e an yellow: No, really, very beautiful. But Ah’m already converted
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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
Alba a few month ago, wae its beautiful Gaelic voice ower? Hou expens
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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
erie holiday, Mossie. Two big beautiful brindle boys ?? #retiredgreyh(2019) search twitter
(as are Guillys and Nories). Beautiful, powerful, agile... I joost l(2020) search twitter
#Shetlanders- what a beautiful day and fun way tae end da sc(2020) search twitter
dat maks you want tae burn a beautiful boat on da sea and hae a gret(2015) search twitter
y mak winter in Shetland more beautiful #badbirdphoto http://t.co/M8V(2015) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
d want to keep in life. Sic a beautiful sowel, ayewis fair game fir a(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
andful of copies of this new, beautiful and very ltd ed 44-page perfe(2020) search twitter
@CateranEco @AileenCeol Beautiful, moran taing(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
shley sent me pictures of the beautiful beaches of Newcastle, told me(2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
ah no too bad Derek an it's a beautiful day doon here ???? (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
It was a beautiful fowl all broon n gold and a w
would be a guid mate for the beautiful wee broon hen
hen was smitten, they made a beautiful pair
An they reared the most beautiful wee yella chicks, that ye eve
sed that we had a full yard o beautiful wee broon hens
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@fairfaaye tweeted
er-Scots has two particularly beautiful expressions for twilight: “g(2020) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
icker's skailin' owre' what a beautiful line! Many thanks for this Ma(2017) search twitter